"Cophetua" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Cophetuas [plural]
Etymology: Name of a character in the ballad of The King and the Beggar-maid, a king who falls in love with a beggar at first sight and marries her. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Cophetua (plural Cophetuas)
  1. A man who falls in love with a woman instantly and proposes immediate marriage. Wikipedia link: The King and the Beggar-maid Derived forms: Cophetuan

Inflected forms

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